Stenoptilodes taprobanes (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)

Biology

Life cycle:

Parasitoid: Pristomerus hawaiiensis (Ichneumonidae).

Ecology

Host plants:

• Acanthaceae
  - Hypoestes betsiliensis

• Asteraceae
  - Centipeda minima

• Caryophyllaceae
  - Spergularia maritima
  - Spergularia media
  - Spergularia salina

• Ericaceae
  - Vaccinium

• Gentianaceae
  - Sabatia

• Hydroleaceae
  - Hydrolea

• Lamiaceae
  - Clinopodium vulgare
  - Ocimum
  - Plectranthus
  - Scutellaria discolor

• Orobanchaceae
  - Striga asiatica
  - Striga densiflora

• Plantaginaceae
  - Campylanthus salsoloides
  - Limnophila heterophylla
  - Limnophila sessiliflora
  - Mecardonia acuminata
  - Pentstemon
  - Russelia equisetiformis
  - Veronica anagallis

• Primulaceae
  - Samolus

• Scrophulariaceae
  - Antirrhinum majus
  - Celsia coromandeliana

• Verbenaceae
  - Phyla lanceolata

Distribution

Known from Rep. S. Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana, Tchad, São Tomé, Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria, Tanzania, Kenya, Madagascar, Seychelles, Réunion Island, Cape Verde Islands, and Congo.